Welcome to the first entry in my phlog. Not much to say right now, as I'm still getting everything setup. Some quick musings on why I decided to join the gopherspace: - Modern social media suffers from a proliferation of short-form content that entertains without causing deep thought. - I enjoy the complexity that can arise from very simple arrangements. - Underground/non-mainstream communities foster much tighter connections through the adversities they've gone through together. - The necessity to constantly be 'up to date' with the greater online community is tiring and unnecessary. - I enjoy the directness of an all text experience.